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i·' . Auditorium rOl:-all of the Chico to Quite simply, "La Cage" is a Fourteen years and seven days enjoy. love story. It takes place in St. ago. on August 21, 1983, the out­ What better way to start off the Tropcz at a nightclub owned by rageous French comedy/musical school year than with a huge George (played by local tulent Flashy French "La Cage aux Folies" opened on musical? And it will be huge. "La Fred Stuart). The st:lr of the club Broadway. The show was per­ Cage uux Folies" (pronounced la­ is George's longtime companion musical touts men in formed over 1,700. times on kahg-ah-foe) is the sixth unnual Albin (played by Rob Greene) Broadway and has won six Tony "Big Chico Show," which runs who is the star attraction of the drag and a love story awards, including the coveted each year over Labor Day week­ club--a female impersonator. . Best Musical trophy. end. University Public Events• George and Albin have been for all to envy Now the fantastic Broadway Chico City Light Opera unci the lovers for many years. and flamboyance that was re-popular­ Chico State Theatre Arts together they raised George's son Stacy Montemayor ized recently in the Hollywood Department have joined together Entertainment Editor film "The Birdcage," staring to put on this show. And with see La Cage p. 16 I

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Inside 1-----, Stardom, rehab and revalalions: is bac'k , ~" Scuttlebutt :1.6 Stacy Montemayor instrument Deal had ever played "Nevermind" and "" signed for a package that con­ every few months, Kelley Deal Arts and entertainment news for peo· Entertainment Editor was the drums in her high school tours. also had a slot tained four grams of black-tar went on tour to push her debut pIe on the run. 'I., ______band. And when her twin sister on the tour during heroin. A storm of publicity album "Go to the Sugar Altar." Dog gone movie :1. 7 Kelley Deal, who got her musi­ Kim (ex-Pixie and current front­ , the Summer of 1994. Deal was began and rumors flew. Finally, Todd Mund was recruited Find out the rest of the story on the cal start with The Breeders, has woman for ) living the life of a rock star, and Deal opted for rehab instead of to play guitar in August of 1996. ,Qther movie being filmed in town • come a long way without ever approached her to be in her side drugs became an ever-growing prison. And like some bizarre The group has been a cohesive ....,the one with violence and had words. going too far. Her current band, project band the Breeders, Kelley part of that lifestyle .. twist of fate, her solo career unit ever since. .~------"Calendar :1.8 I the Kelley Deal 6000, played at accepted. It wasn't until then that Deal, who started doing drugs began in a halfway house. For the At Juanita's, Deal stopped , ""Find oul where you will be Saturday Juanita's Monday night giving she learned how to play the gui­ before she had.her first period, first time she stepped out from between nearly every song to night rock star. ' Chicoans a firsthand opportunity tar. began shooting up heroin during her sister's musical shadow and have conversations with people in to see how she's doing. When the Breeders released ~ the Lollapalooza tour. After that began writing her own songs­ the audience. She went so far as '. Comics 20 On stage, Deal was silly and their second album, "Last , her addiction to the drug blos­ while in rehab. The Kelley Deal to ask a man in the crowd how he ';Thc'Bastich returns with all of his . ' geeky, computer.drenched self and a playful. More times than not she Splash," in 1993 they broke into somed . 6000 was born. had injured his hand. n~Y' 'puter 10 boot. , resembled an 8-year-old girl the music world and were imme­ Then, in November of that Together with Marty Nedich The crowd was, at times, rather instead of a grown woman: But diatelyhuge. They opened up for year, she was an'ested on charges on bass, Todd Johnson on drums overanxious to let Deal know they that's part of thecharin. Nirvana on both the of possessi.(1g heroin when she and a different guitarist just about , .. ,', ',: ! Prior to 1992, the only musical' see ~al p.!"16 I -: .. ' .,.' :, . ,